1493 - Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World.
1853 - 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt).
1853 - France annexes New Caledonia.
1952 - Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5.
1966 - Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida & Mexico.
1970 - Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon.
1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares independence from Portugal.
1995 - Volcano Mount Ruapehu (North Island, NZ) erupts.
EID AL-QURBAN (FEAST OF SACRIFICE) FOR THE MUSLIMS.
